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Presented by Tyson, the Capital Food Fight brought together over 1,200 guests, 75 tasting restaurants, as well as cocktail mixologists and live on-stage entertainment. Battling chefs were asked to create dishes using secret ingredients ranging from an entire pig, presented by Tyson, to brown sugar & mustard ham glaze, presented by Whole Foods. Chef Amy Brandwein won the final battle over Chef K.N. Vinod for her use of pig shoulder in the final battle.

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The event raised over $550,000 for DC Central Kitchen, which earns 60 percent of its $13 million annual budget through social enterprise ventures that employ at-risk adults to serve healthy food in DC. The remaining 40 percent is secured through charitable fundraising like the Capital Food Fight. The Washington, DC nonprofit is committed to addressing hunger and poverty by preparing and delivering healthy meals to 90 DC homeless shelters, schools, and partner charities annually.

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